Cougars sign two JC linemen

Offensive linemen Rico Forbes and Taylor Meighen have each signed a National
Letter of Intent to play football at Washington State University, Cougar coach Paul Wulff announced
Wednesday. Both are expected to enroll in classes at WSU for spring semester,
beginning Jan. 10.

Forbes, a native of the Bahamas who prepped at
St. Pius High School in Houston, Texas, has spent the past two seasons at
Navarro College in Corsicana, Texas. Forbes, at 6-4, 260-pounds, originally
signed an NLI with Baylor in Feb., 2009, before attending Navarro. In 2010 he
helped Navarro to an 11-1 record and the National Junior College Athletic
Association national championship, avenging its only loss of the year by beating
Butler Community College in the title game, 13-12.

“We are very excited to have Rico joining our
program,” said Wulff. “He is a very athletic, bright young man who is going to
have the opportunity to get right into the mix this spring. He brings a great
deal of size and athletic ability to our offensive front and has a great
upside.”

Meighen, a 6-3, 285-pound center from Beaumont,
Texas, has played the last two seasons at Kilgore College in Kilgore, Texas.
This past season Meighen earned 2010 All-Southwest Junior College Football
Conference First Team honors at center.

“Taylor is going to bring excellent toughness and
great leadership qualities to our team,” said Wulff. “He has played all five
positions on the offensive line though we envision him playing guard and center.
He is going to get a lot of quality time this spring.”